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  • Relationships and Expectations for Educational Achievement of Foster Youth

    Creator:
    Calvert, Robert C. (Robert Christian)
    Abstract:
    Youth in foster care often perform at lower levels academically than those not in foster care. Prior research on the nature of the relationships that affect former foster youth's educational path has been inconclusive. Though it is widely believed that positive relationships with faculty, staff and peers is beneficial for...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Robert C. Calvert for the

  • Exploring Involvement : A Qualitative Study

    Creator:
    Flowers, Kyle
    Abstract:
    Involvement has been defined and researched by many student affairs professionals and theorists over the past 40 plus years. While many studies have researched the relationship between involvement and a student's academic success, little research has been done that explores what involvement means to them, and the motivations and factors...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ……………….……......68 Appendix B: Institutional Review Board Research Protocol…………...…...69 Appendix C: Verbal

  • Adjustments and challenges experienced by adult Hispanic students in a public technical college

    Creator:
    Suchite, Jose M.
    Abstract:
    Little research has been done in the area of adult Hispanics' transition to college, a complex and challenging process which marks a critical period in their lives. Research suggests adaptation difficulty may cause them to drop out of school usually before completion of the first terms. There is a lack...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Appendix B: Focus Group #1 – Spanish ............................................. 301 Appendix C: Focus